Iron Meteorite: We are all shown this detail of a polished and etched slice of a a siderite (iron) meteorite found at Brenham Field, Kansas, in 2005 by professional meteorite hunter Steve Arnold. The slice was recorded with a mild nitric acid based solution to reveal a pattern of iron-nickel alloys, taenite and kamacite....
What is the San Andreas Fault? The San Andreas Fault is the gliding boundary in between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It slices California in 2 from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. Moreover, despite San Francisco’s legendary 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas Fault did not go through the city. However, neighborhoods...
The human mind is an amazing entity; thanks to its 100 billion neurons, we are able to walk, talk, create, think, and grow, among countless other things. Humanity, on the other hand, motivates us to strive for more, push the limits of our cognitive capacity, and learn novel abilities. Telekinesis, which enables us to...
After more than three decades of simmering debate in specialized physics groups and cutting-edge research communities, the debate over cold fusion (also known as low-energy nuclear reactions or LENRs) refuses to die. From another present, ardent supporters have lacked the consistent, reproducible findings and theoretical basis that general acceptance requires. On the other hand,...
Santa Claus isn't expected to notice smoke. Misty smoke of raging Arctic wildfires has reached the North Pole for the first time in recorded history, and NASA satellites have photographs to prove it. On the sixth of August, NASA's MODIS, a photographic sensor on the Aqua satellite, captured true-color images of a "vast, thick, acrid...
Bio of Saint-Augustin Augustine, who was born and raised at Thagaste, in eastern Algeria (then part of the Roman Empire), describes his boyhood surroundings as "wrong." He portrays college as a questionable site of discovery, focused toward material rather than spiritual aspirations. Augustine leads a libertine life, indulges in sexual experiences, and lives according to...
According to new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, changes in major wind and ocean circulation systems can briefly accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. According to Claudine Hauri, a researcher at the UAF International Arctic Research Center, ocean acidification is typically viewed as a slow push...
The illustration reprents the separation from the State and the Church. Credit: RUBÉN ALEJANDRO MORERO When early man examined natural happenings, he was determined to find an explanation. Knowledge for natural phenomena, as well as the desire to control them, pushed our forefathers to seek refuge in the concept of a supernatural power, which evolved...
Community Fusion System (CFS) and MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center claimed that a high-temperature superconducting magnet was successfully tested. The 20-tesla field intensity, according to MIT researchers and CFS, is the most intense electromagnetic field ever created on Earth, paving the way for the construction of the first fusion power generator. Magnet design is...
Map of World's Largest Volcanoes. Credit: Hobart M. King, Ph.D. The map displayed above illustrates the locations of the world's major volcanoes. The Tamu Massif, which is located on the Shatsky Rise in the northwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, has the greatest mass and footprint. Mauna Kea, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, has...
